IUPUI’s Treski and Ragsdell Claim Swimmer of the Week Awards
IUPUI’s Treski and Ragsdell Claim Swimmer of the Week Awards
ELMHURST, Ill. – IUPUI's Olivia Treski was named Summit League Women's Swimmer of the Week while teammate John Ragsdell earned Men's Swimmer of the Week award for their performances during the week of Oct. 17-23.
OLIVIA TRESKI, IUPUI
So. // Evansville, Ind.
- Named Summit League Swimmer of the Week for the first time in her career
- Finished first in the 200 free, 500 free twice and the 100 free
- Her 1000 free time (10:23.92) is the second best in program history
Also nominated: Morgan McCormick, Denver; Morgan Stepp, Omaha; Casey Roberts, Western Illinois
Previous honorees: Oct. 11 – Hannah Gupton, South Dakota; Oct. 18 – Amanda Sanders, Denver
JOHN RAGSDELL, IUPUI
Fr. // Columbia, Mo.
- Named Summit League Swimmer of the Week for the first time in his career
- Finished first in the 500 free, 200 breast, 400 IM and 200 fly
- His 400 IM finish (4:02.53) is second best in program history
Also nominated: Colin Gilbert, Denver; Chris Neaveill, Western Illinois
Previous honorees: Oct. 11 – Chris Neaveill, Western Illinois; Oct. 18 – Nathan Spencer, South Dakota
ABOUT THE SUMMIT LEAGUE
In its fourth decade of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of over 120,000 at nine institutions, including four located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Fort Wayne (Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne), IUPUI (Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis), North Dakota State University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), Oral Roberts University, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced eight NCAA Champions along with over 75 Academic All-Americans, 65 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level. In 2014-15, The Summit League ranked first for NCAA Graduation Success Rate in women's basketball and second in baseball. For more information about the league and to "See The Summit", visit the newly re-designed www.thesummitleague.org website, follow Summit League Basketball on Twitter @summithoops and watch the weekly "Inside The Summit League" show at www.thesummitleague.org/itsl.
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